Top Ten List
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| 1. | Dream of Light (El Sol del membrillo) Dir. Victor Erice. Antonio López García A |
| 2. | Malcolm X Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman Jr. A |
| 3. | The Long Day Closes Dir. Terence Davies. Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates A |
| 4. | Bad Lieutenant Dir. Abel Ferrara. Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Victor Argo A
The Boys of St. Vincent Dir. John N. Smith. Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina A |
| 5. | Hyenas Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Mansour Diouf, Ami Diahkate A |
| 6. | Howards End Dir. James Ivory. Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter A– |
| 7. | Husbands and Wives Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis A– |
| 8. | The Oak Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu A– |
| 9. | Orlando Dir. Sally Potter. Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, John Wood A– |
| 10. | The Story of Qiu Ju Dir. Zhang Yimou. Gong Li, Lei Kesheng, Liu Peiqi A– |
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Full Listing of Films Screened
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
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| Bad Lieutenant Dir. Abel Ferrara. Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Victor Argo A |
| ★ | Dream of Light (El Sol del membrillo) Dir. Victor Erice. Antonio López García A |
| Hyenas Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Mansour Diouf, Ami Diahkate A |
| The Long Day Closes Dir. Terence Davies. Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates A |
| Malcolm X Dir. Spike Lee. Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman Jr. A |
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| ★ | Bram Stoker's Dracula Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder A– |
| ★ | The Crying Game Dir. Neil Jordan. Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker A– |
| ★ | Howards End Dir. James Ivory. Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter A– |
| ★ | Husbands and Wives Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Judy Davis A– |
| The Oak Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu A– |
| ★ | Orlando Dir. Sally Potter. Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp, John Wood A– |
| ★ | Passion Fish Dir. John Sayles. Mary McDonnell, Alfre Woodard, David Strathairn A– |
| ★ | The Player Dir. Robert Altman. Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Whoopi Goldberg A– |
| The Story of Qiu Ju Dir. Zhang Yimou. Gong Li, Lei Kesheng, Liu Peiqi A– |
| ★ | These Hands Dir. Flora M'mbugu-Schelling. Documentary about rock quarriers A– |
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| And Life Goes On Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Farhad Kheradmand, Buba Bayour B+ |
| The Best Intentions Dir. Bille August. Samuel Fröler, Pernilla August B+ |
| ★ | Brother's Keeper Dirs. Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky. Documentary B+ |
| ★ | Crush Dir. Alison Maclean. Marcia Gay Harden, Caitlin Bossley, Donogh Rees B+ |
| A League of Their Own Dir. Penny Marshall. Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks B+ |
| Strictly Ballroom Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Paul Mercurio, Armonia Benedito B+ |
| Swoon Dir. Tom Kalin. Craig Chester, Daniel Schlachet, Ron Vawter B+ |
| Unforgiven Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman B+ |
| Visions of Light Dir. Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels B+ |
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| Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer Dir. Nick Broomfield B |
| ★ | Aladdin Dir. Jon Musker, Ron Clements. Voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams B |
| Alien³ Dir. David Fincher. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance B |
| Damage Dir. Louis Malle. Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson B |
| Gas Food Lodging Dir. Allison Anders. Fairuza Balk, Ione Skye, Brooke Adams B |
| Jamón, Jamón Dir. Bigas Luna. Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Stefania Sandrelli B |
| The Last Days of Chez Nous Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz B |
| The Last of the Mohicans Dir. Michael Mann. Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe B |
| Laws of Gravity Dir. Nick Gomez. Peter Greene, Adam Trese, Edie Falco B |
| Light Sleeper Dir. Paul Schrader. Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany B |
| Lorenzo's Oil Dir. George Miller. Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Peter Ustinov B |
| El Mariachi Dir. Robert Rodriguez. Carlos Gallardo, Reinol Martinez B |
| Reservoir Dogs Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi B |
| Sister Act Dir. Emile Ardolino. Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Wendy Makkena B |
| Sneakers Dir. Phil Alden Robinson. Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier B |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Dir. David Lynch. Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise B |
| White Men Can't Jump Dir. Ron Shelton. Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes B |
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| Baraka Dir. Ron Fricke. Wordless collage of global imagery in Koyaanisqatsi vein B– |
| ★ | Basic Instinct Dir. Paul Verhoeven. Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone B– |
| Boomerang Dir. Reginald Hudlin. Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry B– |
| Candyman Dir. Bernard Rose. Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons B– |
| Dead Alive Dir. Peter Jackson. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Liz Moody B– |
| Death Becomes Her Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn B– |
| Deep Cover Dir. Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Victoria Dillard B– |
| For a Lost Soldier Dir. Roeland Kerbosch. Maarten Smit, Andrew Kelley B– |
| ★ | Glengarry Glen Ross Dir. James Foley. Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris B– |
| The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Dir. Curtis Hanson. Rebecca De Mornay B– |
| Like Water for Chocolate Dir. Alfonso Arau. Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi B– |
| Night and the City Dir. Irwin Winkler. Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange B– |
| One False Move Dir. Carl Franklin. Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton B– |
| The Playboys Dir. Gillies MacKinnon. Robin Wright Penn, Aidan Quinn B– |
| Rock Hudson's Home Movies Dir. Mark Rappaport. Experimental documentary B– |
| School Ties Dir. Robert Mandel. Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell B– |
| ★ | Simple Men Dir. Hal Hartley. Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas B– |
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| Juice Dir. Ernest Dickerson. Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Khalil Kain C+ |
| The Lover Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Jane March, Tony Leung Ka Fai C+ |
| A River Runs Through It Dir. Robert Redford. Craig Sheffer, Brad Pitt C+ |
| Romper Stomper Dir. Geoffrey Wright. Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock C+ |
| This Is My Life Dir. Nora Ephron. Julie Kavner, Samantha Mathis C+ |
| The Waterdance Dir. Neal Jimenez. Eric Stoltz, William Forsythe, Wesley Snipes C+ |
| Zebrahead Dir. Anthony Drazan. Michael Rapaport, N'Bushe Wright C+ |
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| Batman Returns Dir. Tim Burton. Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer C |
| Chaplin Dir. Richard Attenborough. Robert Downey Jr., Moira Kelly, Paul Rhys C |
| Consenting Adults Dir. Alan J. Pakula. Kevin Kline, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio C |
| A Few Good Men Dir. Rob Reiner. Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore C |
| Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Dir. Leslie Harris. Ariyan Johnson, Kevin Thigpen C |
| The Living End Dir. Gregg Araki. Craig Gilmore, Mike Dytri, Darcy Marta C |
| ★ | Love Field
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan. Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert C |
| My Cousin Vinny Dir. Jonathan Lynn. Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio C |
| Patriot Games Dir. Phillip Noyce. Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, James Earl Jones C |
| The Railway Station Man Dir. Michael Whyte. Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland C |
| Scent of a Woman Dir. Martin Brest. Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar C |
| Unlawful Entry Dir. Jonathan Kaplan. Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe C |
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| ★ | In the Soup Dir. Alexandre Rockwell. Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel C– |
| ★ | Indochine Dir. Régis Wargnier. Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Pérez C– |
| Used People Dir. Beeban Kidron. Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni C– |
| Whispers in the Dark Dir. Christopher Crowe. Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan C– |
| ★ | Wuthering Heights Dir. Peter Kosminsky. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche C– |
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| The Bodyguard Dir. Mick Jackson. Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp D+ |
| ★ | The Lawnmower Man Dir. Brett Leonard. Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey D+ |
| Mr. Saturday Night Dir. Billy Crystal. Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner D+ |
| ★ | Peter's Friends Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh D+ |
| ★ | Straight Talk Dir. Barnet Kellman. Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne D+ |
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| ★ | Body of Evidence Dir. Uli Edel. Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna D |
| Newsies Dir. Kenny Ortega. Christian Bale, David Moscow, Marty Belafsky D |
| ★ | Poison Ivy Dir. Katt Shea. Sara Gilbert, Drew Barrymore, Tom Skerritt D |
| ★ | Single White Female Dir. Barbet Schroeder. Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh D |
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| The Man Upstairs Dir. George Schaefer. TV. Ryan O'Neal, Katharine Hepburn D– |
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